Justice Dept. Files Antitrust Complaint Against AT&T and T-Mobile Merger 301
Hitting the front page for the first time, AngryDeuce writes with a piece of exciting news hot off the news wire. From the article: "The Justice Department is blocking AT&T's $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA, saying the acquisition of the No. 4 wireless carrier in the country by No. 2 AT&T would reduce competition and raise prices. The deal has faced tough opposition from consumer groups and No. 3 carrier Sprint since it was announced in March."
The DOJ has released a full statement on their decision to file the antitrust suit, and AT&T has drafted a response. So much for AT&T's paltry promise of bringing 5000 unskilled call center jobs back to the U.S. if the merger were approved. Competition may yet live!
Re:Sudden Outbreak of Common Sense? (Score:5, Funny)
Holy shit. There IS a ${deity}, after all.
(looks out the window)... wow, it's snowing outside (in South Florida), too!
Re:+ 5000 jobs, - many more. (Score:5, Funny)
Throttling bandwidth, stripping out cost savings opportunities from service plans, locking down phones... that's a lot of work.
Re:AT&T's Response (Score:5, Funny)
Re:AT&T's Response (Score:5, Funny)